FAO Geneva Agriculture Trade Talks Informal – Interactive - Inspirational Agriculture Trade, Climate Change and Food Security Tuesday 2 October 2018 from 10:00 to 12:00. Room IX, Palais des Nations, Geneva   FAO supports Member Countries’ effectiv

12 July 2018, Cairo/Geneva - The Government of Kuwait has contributed $5 million to FAO's work to deliver emergency agricultural interventions and improve food security and nutrition in Yemen which is facing the world's largest food security crisis.The Ku

On 6 July 2018, FAO Geneva organized the second session of the FAO Geneva Agriculture Trade Talks. This session focused on agriculture export restrictions and featured a comprehensive presentation by Georgios Mermigkas. His presentation highlighted the ma

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) organized a Member State briefing on the situation in South Sudan at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for H

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Graduate Institute (IHEID) proceeded today (4th June) to an “Exchange of Letters” to formalize their collaboration and enhance their cooperation on food and agriculture and internat

FAO, the World Health Organization, and the World Organisation for Animal Health sign agreement to formalize and strengthen their cooperation. Divvonne-les-Bains, France/Rome, 30 May 2018 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO

On Monday 28 May, FAO participated in  a Member States briefing on the humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic organized by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Geneva. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Rudolf Müll

On 9 May 2018, FAO and the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) organized an informal policy dialogue on “Rethinking food and agricultural trade negotiations: Identifying options for progress” which took place at the Maison d

03 May 2018, London - Speaking at the opening of the GMG meeting in London on Wednesday, the two co-chairs of the Group, IOM's Director General, William Lacy Swing and FAO's Director General, José Graziano de Silva, highlighted the importance of the curre

On Thursday 26th April 2018, FAO Geneva held first dialogue of the series titled as “FAO Geneva Trade Talks” (FTT), which aims to provide Member States (MS) with an informal and conducive platform for interactive discussions on agriculture trade issues.

Rodrigue Vinet, Senior Advisor for Development and Humanitarian Affairs at FAO Geneva participated to the Scientific Convention on the International Relations during Crises and Disasters. The event took place on 17-18 April 2017, at the International Con

Geneva, 13 April 2018. With 13.1 million people in dire need of assistance, the DRC continues to witness one of the most complex and long-standing humanitarian crisis. International donors, Member States, United Nations Agencies and Non-Governmental Orga

Thursday 12 April, Geneva Together with the European Union (EU), FAO hosted a presentation of the 2018 Global Report on Food Crises to Member States, UN Agencies and Non-Governmental Organizations on Thursday 12 April in the EU Delegation in Geneva. Th

FAO participated in the Yemen High-Level Pledging Conference, held on Tuesday 3 April in the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UN Secretary General António Guterres, who opened the pledging event, praised the “remarkable success of international solidarity”

FAO participated to the 138th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) which took place in Geneva, from 24 to 28 March 2018. This 138th Session had a rich and comprehensive agenda, covering key issues such as strengthening the parliamentary contrib

22 March 2018, Rome - A new report out today sounds the alarm regarding surging levels of acute hunger. Some 124 million people in 51 countries were affected by acute food insecurity during 2017 — 11 million more people than the year before — according to

International Day of Forests is a global celebration of forests. This year’s theme highlights the key role played by forests in creating sustainable cities. To celebrate this occasion, UNECE and FAO gathered eminent speakers at the Palais des Nations in G

20 March 2018, Rome - Investing in green spaces can help transform cities into more sustainable, resilient, healthy, equitable and pleasant places to live, said FAO ahead of the International Day of Forests (21 March 2018). If planned and managed well, c

20 March 2018, Rome/Brasilia - Global water use has increased by a factor of six over the past century, twice the rate of population growth, and its scarcity is now a looming human challenge due to a host of factors ranging from climate change and polluti

15 March 2018, Rome/Hanoi - Natural disasters are costing farmers in the developing world billions of dollars each year, with drought emerging as the most destructive in a crowded field of threats that also includes floods, forest fires, storms, plant pes